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On this unseasonably warm Sunday, when darkness settled by the end of the first quarter, even the sun came back out to see Nick Foles finally play.

The fans here, most of who had been calling for the rookie to play for the last couple weeks now, predictably gave the backup quarterback a standing ovation when he replaced the concussed Michael Vick in the second quarter.

On all bad NFL teams, the backup quarterback is always the most popular player on the roster. Foles was here, so, naturally, everyone under the setting sun at Lincoln Financial Field wanted to see him play. ...